[ He leans into the touch, into the welcome weight of her palm, feeling like he was about to fall apart, feeling like he was whole again for the first time in a very long time. The paradoxical contrast sends a shudder through his shoulders, his breath slipping out in a sharp, shaky sigh.
This. This felt right. All his doubts, all his fears pushed to the wayside, a sure path lit by full moons and starlight.
Stability. Trust. Acceptance. Companionship.
Love.
And if his shadow was going to try and take it from him, if their shadows were going to try and take that from them-
Well, they can damn well try.
Gently, so, so gently, he parts her bangs with flat of his gloved claw, tucking the sooty strands of hair behind her ear, green eyes half closed. ]
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This. This felt right. All his doubts, all his fears pushed to the wayside, a sure path lit by full moons and starlight.
Stability. Trust. Acceptance. Companionship.
Love.
And if his shadow was going to try and take it from him, if their shadows were going to try and take that from them-
Well, they can damn well try.
Gently, so, so gently, he parts her bangs with flat of his gloved claw, tucking the sooty strands of hair behind her ear, green eyes half closed. ]
I love you too, Jane Shepard. More than anything.